"Defensively, we definitely pressured out a little bit more than
we usually do," Saint Mary's coach Lauren Uhr said. "We kind of
forced that straight up turnover, then really helped each other by
taking up the lane. As a team on defense, a little bit of on-ball
pressure definitely got in their heads a little bit.

Just over five minutes into the game, Allie DeBruhl got the
scoring started, finding the net with an unassisted goal.

Jaclyn Biggers followed suit, putting Saint Mary's up 2-0 off an
assist by Minarovich.

After Marquette (2-3) cut the lead in half with a goal of its
own, the Gaels scored the next five. Jillian Chong, Minarovich,
DeBruhl, Biggers and Krista Morgan all pitched in with a goal
apiece.

"On attack, we found each other," Uhr said. "We drove hard,
found the open person and put our shots away."

Saint Mary's took an 8-3 lead into halftime, then continued the
offensive onslaught in the second half with eight more goals after
the break.

Next for the
Gaels is a trip to the East Coast. They'll begin with a noon game
(Pacific Daylight Time) at Saint Joseph's on March 22, then head to
Connecticut to take on Sacred Heart on March 24 at 10 a.m. The trip
concludes on March 26 with a 10 a.m. game at
Brown.